Fireplace guard screen



May 8, 1923. 1,454,269

1.. F. EISELE FIREPLACE GUARD SCREEN Filed May 29, 1920 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 I loub sfiizfe May 8, 1923. 1,454,269

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Application tiled Ma 29,1920 set-mum 385,189.,

Ihiladelphia, in the county of Philadelphia.

and [State of (Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Fireplace Guard Screens, of which the following is a specification. t

One object of my invention is to provide an improved rolling'guard screen which can be used in connection with an open fireplace for the purpose of preventing sparks from flying out of the fireplace. -It-,1s usually the custom to place an inde- 1'5 pendent guardscren in front of, the fireplace. desirable for the reason'that' they must be carried into and out'of position, take up a large amount of space in thefront of the fireplaceand are usually unsightly in appearance. g' i ,1 Another object is to so construct my improved guard, screen that it can he installed in an open fireplace in such manner that when not in use it will be invisiblefrond the outside of the fireplace, and when in use only the screen proper and the hand-holds will be visible.

A further object is to so make my guard screen that all of the parts can be easily installed without detriment to or change of the fireplace structure.

A still further object is to provide and so arrmige the parts of my improved guard screen that the screen propercan be easily and quickly rnoved'into and out of position.

Another object is to make my improved guard screen of a simple and durable construction and so that it'can be quickly and easily manufactured and installed. a

, These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in 4 which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a fireplace provided with a guard screen made in accordance with my present invention,

Figure 2 is an enlarged elevation, partly in section, showing various partsof my improved guard screen such asthat disclosed in Figure 1,

Fi re 3 is a section taken on the line 33,

of F1gure2,

These inde'p'en ent screens are un-t Figures isia sectional view takenf on theline4+4 of Figure? 2,.

Figure 5iis a -.fragmentary elevation ing, the ,means of; connection of the screen proper with ther roller I Figure 6 s a perspecti-ve, view of a counter-balance weightv which forms atpart, of.

my' invention and which includes. ahandhold or a handle as a rigid part thereof, and F1gure his a fragmentaryv perspective vlew showing a ,partof a guiding-structure employed for the. screen and [counter-balance weight.

Referring to the represents a fireplace lncluding ant-opening? for contain: 111g the fire and the front ofthe fireplaceinncludes a, facing 10,.which may be madenofy anysuitable material out offwhich thefacing of fireplaces is 'made ,'such for example astiles, brick, marble or the like. Immediately' to the rear of the facing 10 I provide a supporting structure for the guard screen;

said supporting: structure including two hol-,

low uprights 11 and 12, which maybe made in the sha e indicated in Figures 2, 3,4 and 7 preferab y of heavy sheet metal. Each of the uprights 11 and '12 includes a channel section 13 having a cover l' l. Each of the covers 14 has an indented portion 15 providing an upright groove 16 forming a guideway for the edge portionof a flexible screen 17. The uprights 11 and 12 are positionedimmediately to the rear of the upright vportions of the facing 10 at opposite sides ofthe opening 9v so that the ,uprights are not visible'viewed from the frontof the fireplace. The screen 17 is adapted to extend entirely across the, opening 9v and the upper portion of the screen is secured to a hollow roller 18 preferably by means of a strip 19 as shown in Figure 5; said'strip being secured to the roller by screws 20 or other suitable means, ,Heads 21 are inserted in opposite ends of, the rollers and are free to rotate on trunnions or short stud axles 22 which are secured in extensions 23 of the uprightsll and 12. The heads 21 are preferably secured by screws such as shown at 24 so that the heads may be readily attached and detached if desired. The trunnion 22 at diameter has pins 26 which fit within holes channel section 13 as clearly shown in Fig ure 4. The cross-section of the counter weight .is preferably such that while a free sliding elfect is insured, there will be practically no room for the 'wei ht to turnwithin the space as above described The cover 14: of the upri ht 12 has a vertically extending slot 31 an an intel handle or handhold 32 projects outwardly from the body portion of the-weight through the slot 31 a suficien't distance to permit a person to grasp the same for a purpose hereinafter described The weight 29 substantially counter-balances the screen 17 and when the screen 17 is pulled downwardly to close the opening 9, the chain 28 will be wound on the,

winding pulley 27 between the disk 25 and the extension 23 of the upright 12.

Hoods 33 project toward each other from the extensions 23. of the uprights and form a protection for the various parts at the ends of the roller and an anti-friction roller 3t is preferably provided as a guiding means for s the chain 28 as clearly shown in Figure 3.

By providing the above structure the uprights can be made comparatively narrow and sufiicient protection is provided for the parts adjacent the ends of the rollers. The upright 12 provides a casing for the weight 29 and for the flexible connection or chain 28 and at the same time provides guiding means for one edge of the screen 17 By the above construction it is an easy matter to raise the screen and cause the latter to be Wound upon the roller since it is merely necessary to exert a slight pressure downwardly upon the handle 32. This action will cause the chain 28 to rotate the roller so as to wind up the screen and in View of the construction of the upright 12 and weight 29, the latter will slide freely with practically'no vibration. If it is desired to move the screen into a closing posi tion, said screen may be pulled directly downward by pulling downwardlyon the handle 33 or if. desired the handle 32 can be raised and the weight of the screen will cause the free edge thereof to descend into closing position, Furthermore the arrangement is such that the uprights and roller will be hidden back of the facing 10 of the fireplace as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure l.

tl laile l have described my invention as 27 said windneeaaeetaking a particular form, it will be uiider stood that the various parts of my invention may be changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit "myself to the precise construction set forth,

guideway; a counter-balance weight slidably fitting said guidewayg' a winding member rotatable in conjunction with said roller;

, and a flexible connection for saidweight and adapted to be wound on said winding member, said weight having a handle projecting therefrom outwardly through said slot and parallel with said screen in the substantially as described.

2. A fireplace of the character described including a structure having a transversely extending portionand two hollow uprights spaced apart and jointly providing an opening, said uprights including channel sections having covers at their sides providing an enclosed chamber, said covers having indented portions projecting into said chambers and spaced from the front of the channel sections and providing upright grooves in the opposed sides of the uprights, the cover of one of said uprights having a slot lea/din out of the space between its indentation an the front of the adjacent channel; a roller mounted in the back of said transverse portion; jascreen; and a flexible device wound on said roller, said flexible device extending down through the chamber of said latter mentioned upright, said screen being adapted to be pulled down with its opposed side edge portions within said upright grooves to close said opening; and a weight attached to said flexible device and slidably fitting be tween said indentation and the side of said latter channel, said weight having a ri d handle secured thereto and extending out through said slot in a position parallel with the screen in said upright grooves; substantially as described. o

3. A device of the character described including a supporting structure providing opposed trunnions; a roller; ascreen secured to the roller and adapted to be wound thereon; heads secured to the ends of said roller and providing holes eccentric to the axis of said roller; a winding pulley rotatably mounted on said trunnions; pins extending from said pulley into said holes: a counter guideway;

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balance weight; flexible eonnccting means i cured to said weight and adapted to be In testimony whereof I have signed my' Wound upon said pulley; and a disk of comname to this specification in the presence of v paratively large diameter interposed betwo subscribing Witnesses.

tween said pulley and the adjacent head of LOUIS F. EISE LE. 5 the roller, said disk having holes through Witnesses:

which said pins extend; substantially as de- ELIZABETH GAnBE, I

scribed. CHAS. E. PO'ITS. 

